Olivia Wilde began acting in 2004 when she was 20 years old. It never occurred to her that she might also enjoy stepping behind the lens. “I always wanted to make movies and be a part of the moviem…
” may not have made it to the Dolby, but it was a critical hit and has a 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes. A true sign that the movie resonated and became a pop culture phenomenon: Young people everywhere dressed in costumes inspired by Feldstein and Dever’s characters for Halloween.Unlike the Oscars, the Independent Spirit Awards’ nominees are a much more diverse group. That’s where Wilde will be on Feb. 8.
That included casting an ensemble of young people — some of whom had never acted — who represented a rainbow of cultures and communities, something lacking among the current crop of Oscar nominees.“We removed the barriers that keep most people out of the process,” Wilde recalls. “We didn’t have a studio saying you have to cast a star. We didn’t have a studio saying they had to look a certain way. No one asked how many followers they have on social media.
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